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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Secrecy vs. Knowledge wants to be free
« on: February 06, 2009, 01:13:06 PM »
I think one issue as well is regardless of where the material is presented if it's available it could get into the wrong hands. Regardless of if someone is selling DVD's or posting on youtube, if it's public, it's public.
The other thing I thought of is the concept that I remember Guro Inosanto stating which was when we were doing knife defense at a seminar. He said:
"What am I teaching you right now?"
Someone replied "how to defend against a knife."
He said "Wrong, I'm teaching you how to use a knife offensively."
This stuck with me, and many other instructors have said the same thing. Correct me if I'm wrong but how I took it was:
If you are learning defense you are also thinking about how to beat the defensive techniques and in a sense, be offensive. Whether or not this is actually the case I have yet to make up my mind but I did think it was an interesting point. So with that said, if this is true even defensive knife techniques could be used by the "bad guys."
The other thing I thought of is the concept that I remember Guro Inosanto stating which was when we were doing knife defense at a seminar. He said:
"What am I teaching you right now?"
Someone replied "how to defend against a knife."
He said "Wrong, I'm teaching you how to use a knife offensively."
This stuck with me, and many other instructors have said the same thing. Correct me if I'm wrong but how I took it was:
If you are learning defense you are also thinking about how to beat the defensive techniques and in a sense, be offensive. Whether or not this is actually the case I have yet to make up my mind but I did think it was an interesting point. So with that said, if this is true even defensive knife techniques could be used by the "bad guys."